Costa Rica’s Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) on Monday approved decreases in the prices of super and plus gasoline.
The agency authorized a â‚¡31 reduction in the per-liter price of super gasoline and â‚¡27 for plus gasoline.
But for diesel, ARESEP decreed a â‚¡15 price hike, increasing the per-liter price from â‚¡634 to â‚¡649 ($1.27-$1.30).
New prices already have been submitted for publication in the official newspaper La Gaceta, and once approved, a liter of super gasoline will decrease from â‚¡752 to â‚¡721 Â ($1.50-$1.44), while plus gasoline will decrease from â‚¡729 to â‚¡702 ($1.46-$1.40).
Decrees usually take up to three days to be published in La Gaceta, and the new prices are likely to apply starting this week.
Price adjustments were calculated by a formula that takes into account oil prices in the international market and variations in the dollar exchange rate.
Also, the price of liquefied gas will increase by â‚¡505 ($1), and a 25-pound tank will jump from â‚¡7,808 to â‚¡8,313 ($15.62-$16.63).
